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==Parents Discussion and Birth Location==

==Parents Discussion and Birth Location==

Many online genealogies|online genealogies list [[David Hickox|David's]] parents as [[Ruben Hickox]] (15 Dec 1760 - 1850) and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] (1760 - 1845). I have been unable to locate any primary sources linking David to these individuals. So far, all documented links appear to be circumstantial (same name, about the same time, in the same state).

Many online genealogies [[David Hickox|David's]] parents as [[Ruben Hickox]] (15 Dec 1760 - 1850) and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] (1760 - 1845). I have been unable to locate any primary sources linking David to these individuals. So far, all documented links appear to be circumstantial (same name, about the same time, in the same state).

The first claims about David's parents being [[Ruben Hickox]] and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] on the internet seem to have come from from Basil King.  In the late 1990's,  Basil was trying to join the Sons of the American Revolution and needed a documented Revolutionary War ancestor<ref>. In light of the recent [[#DNA Discussion|DNA evidence]], Basil's research may now be relevant to [[David Hickox]]. According to the NSSAR Record Copy Clerk Basil joined under [[Nathan Sweat]].  Nathan is not known to be an ancestor at this time.</ref> He assumed he had found David's parents when he found Ruben and Elizabeth son about [[David Hickox]]'s age named David. He put the claim on the internet, where it has spread.  He eventually rescinded his assertion of David's parentage.<ref>Basil originally found Reuben and Elizabeth by census records for all the David Hickoxes of about the age of our David. It was then that he thought was our David as the son of Reuben (I) & Eliz. Hickox.  Later Basil found found (now believed to be incorrectly) Reuben and Elizabeth's David living in the mid-west with his widowed mother Elizabeth during the time when our David was clearly living in Georgia. I think he somehow confused this latter David with the son of Reuben & Eliz. that we now have good reason to believe was our YD, and retracted his assertion that he had found YD’s parents.</ref>

The first claims about David's parents being [[Ruben Hickox]] and [[Elizabeth Sickels]] on the internet seem to have come from from {{has person |name=Basil King}}.  In the late 1990's,  Basil was trying to join the Sons of the American Revolution and needed a documented Revolutionary War ancestor<ref>. In light of the recent [[#DNA Discussion|DNA evidence]], Basil's research may now be relevant to [[David Hickox]]. According to the NSSAR Record Copy Clerk Basil joined under [[Nathan Sweat]].  Nathan is not known to be an ancestor at this time.</ref> He assumed he had found David's parents when he found Ruben and Elizabeth son about [[David Hickox]]'s age named David. He put the claim on the internet, where it has spread.  He eventually rescinded his assertion of David's parentage.<ref>Basil originally found Reuben and Elizabeth by census records for all the David Hickoxes of about the age of our David. It was then that he thought was our David as the son of Reuben (I) & Eliz. Hickox.  Later Basil found found (now believed to be incorrectly) Reuben and Elizabeth's David living in the mid-west with his widowed mother Elizabeth during the time when our David was clearly living in Georgia. I think he somehow confused this latter David with the son of Reuben & Eliz. that we now have good reason to believe was our YD, and retracted his assertion that he had found YD’s parents.</ref>

Some sources list David's place of birth specifically as New Haven, Connecticut. I have been unable to locate any primary sources to confirm this information.

Some sources list David's place of birth specifically as {{has location |city=New Haven |state=Connecticut}}. I have been unable to locate any primary sources to confirm this information.

===DNA Evidence===

===DNA Evidence===

In 2013 [[O.J. Hickox]] submitted a DNA sample to ancestry.com. Through their analysis the DNA matched an individual with 95% confidence, whose 3x great grand father was {{has person  |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox |alt=Ruben Hickox II}} (1793-1884), a documented son {{has person |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox}} and {{has person |first name=Elizabeth |last name=Sickels}}, and a 5th to 8th cousin, with “moderate“ confidence, whose 4x Great Grand Father was also Reuben Hickox. Ancestry.com also matched several other 5th to 8th cousins defending from {{has person |first name=William |last name=Hickox}} William Hickox (son of Ruben Hickox II). <ref>For help understanding these relationships, see Ruben's [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/descend.php?personID=I700117802293&tree=Jason-Shannon&display=compact&generations=3 decendancy chart].</ref>Because we can document O.J. is the 3x great grand son of David this suggests with high degree of likelihood a common male relative, and that male relative is likely Reuben Hickox.  Documenting this connection is more difficult.     

In 2013 [[O.J. Hickox]] submitted a DNA sample to ancestry.com. Through their analysis the DNA matched an individual with 95% confidence, whose 3x great grand father was {{has person  |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox |alt=Ruben Hickox II}} (1793-1884), a documented son {{has person |first name=Ruben |last name=Hickox}} and {{has person |first name=Elizabeth |last name=Sickels}}, and a 5th to 8th cousin, with “moderate“ confidence, whose 4x Great Grand Father was also Reuben Hickox. Ancestry.com also matched several other 5th to 8th cousins defending from {{has person |first name=William |last name=Hickox}} William Hickox (son of Ruben Hickox II).<ref>For help understanding these relationships, see Ruben's [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/descend.php?personID=I700117802293&tree=Jason-Shannon&display=compact&generations=3 decendancy chart].</ref> Because we can document O.J. is the 3x great grand son of David this suggests with high degree of likelihood a common male relative, and that male relative is likely Reuben Hickox.  Documenting this connection is more difficult.     

I believe the best way to put this to rest would be to perform a Y-DNA test on a documented male decedent of David Hickox, and another documented decedent of of of Ruben's other son's.  If they share the same Y-DNA it would conclusive prove a common male ancestor.

I believe the best way to put this to rest would be to perform a Y-DNA test on a documented male decedent of David Hickox, and another documented decedent of of of Ruben's other son's.  If they share the same Y-DNA it would conclusive prove a common male ancestor.